PLUMBERS

Work Description
Install pipes for water, gas, sewage and drainage systems. Install fixtures such as lavatories, toilets, tubs, showers, bathroom and kitchen fixtures, drinking fountains, and laundry equipment. Cut and thread pipe, assemble and install valves, pipe fittings and pipes.

Working Conditions
Work is active and sometimes strenuous. Work indoors and outdoors on a ladder or scaffold, in trenches or unfinished sections of new buildings. May work in uncomfortable positions or stand for long periods.

Qualifications
High school diploma or GED
18 years old or high school graduate at 17
Possess a valid driver's license
Physically capable of performing the trade
Recommended high school courses: general math, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, mechanical and architectural drawing, general science, shop courses, English

Application Process
Apply to Joint Apprenticeship Committee
Submit high school transcript or GED
Pass an aptitude test (monthly testing)
Interview with Joint Apprenticeship Committee
Take letter of introduction to prospective employers for an interview

Terms of Apprenticeship
5 year program
7,600 hours on-the-job training
260 hours related classroom instruction (paid)
180 hours night school on own time
First 1,000 hours (6 months) are probationary period
Journeyperson examination at completion of apprenticeship
Licensed journeypersons are eligible to work under supervision of a master plumber throughout the State of Wisconsin
After 3 years a journeyperson may take exam for a Master's License which is needed to become a licensed plumbing contractor
Wage scale systematically increases throughout the apprenticeship.

For More Information
Madison Plumbing Joint Apprenticeship Committee
% Mechanical Contractors Association
5940 Seminole Center #102
Madison, Wisconsin 53711
608-288-1414

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